(Q3948)
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Image du monde.
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Horblit, Harrison D
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Theology, Doctrinal--Early works to 1800
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Catholic Church--Doctrines--Early works to 1800
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[129-?]
13. century
1290Gregorian
1299Gregorian
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Extent: 52 leaves : parchment, color illustrations, maps ; 320 x 232 (238 x 144) mm bound to 333 x 246 mm
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Binding: Velvet over pasteboard.
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Origin: Written in France, possibly Lorraine, in the late 13th century.
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Title for manuscript from title of predominant work (f. 1r).
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Ms. codex.
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Collation: Parchment, 52 ; 1-5⁸ 6⁸(-2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7) 7⁸ 8⁸(-2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7); gatherings 1-7 signed xxiii-xxviiii, lower right of last verso; modern foliation in pencil, [1-52], upper right recto. Catchwords, lower right of last verso.
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Layout: Written in 2 columns of 43 lines; frame-ruled in lead with double outer vertical bounding lines; prickings in outer margin on some leaves.
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Script: Written in a French Gothic book script.
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Decoration: numerous diagrams (f. 8-27v), mostly astronomical or cosmological, but including a T-O world map (f. 10r); 5-line initial in red with floral decoration and penwork in red and blue (f. 1r); 3 3-line initials with contrasting penwork (f. 28r, 42r); numerous 2-line initials in red or blue with penwork in one contrasting color or in 2 colors, sometimes incorporating fish shapes in...
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Formerly owned by Harrison D. Horblit (Ridgefield, Conn.), shelf number H12487 (pencil note, inside lower cover).
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Appeared in H. P. Kraus's cat. 80 (1956), no. 117, and cat. 155 (1980), no. 6.
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Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle in honor of H. Carton Rogers, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, 2012.
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Sold by H. P. Kraus to Lawrence J. Schoenberg, Sept. 1996.
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27 August 2023
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27 August 2023
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